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Recognising and Recording K’Gari’s (Fraser Island’s) Cultural Heritage
Funded through the Australian Government’s Indigenous Heritage Program, Fauna and Flora International along with South Pacific Strategic Solutions are currently assisting the Fraser Island World Heritage Area Indigenous Advisory Committee with a 1-year pilot project to train Butchulla community members and Aboriginal rangers to be able to recognise, record and assess cultural heritage resources on K’Gari (Fraser Island). (more…)
FIDO doing their bit for Fraser Island’s Natural Integrity
FIDO now has three projects running on Fraser Island, with the development of Happy Valley as a project in its own right. It is a busy program but one that we are managing quite well at the moment. However we are always seeking more volunteers to become engaged and to feel some ownership of how the island is being managed. We are also seeking people interested in volunteer leading teams in the future.
Fraser Island campground hosts needed for April 2014!
The Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing is seeking volunteers to work as camping area hosts at Central Station, Dundubara and Waddy Point camping areas on Fraser Island, Great Sandy National Park.
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Diary from the FIDO Bush Regeneration & Monitoring Trip 15-21 Sept 2013
Thinking about getting involved on Fraser Island, then why not join one of our organised trips with either FIDO or CVA? To get a feel of what you might experience during a week long volunteer trip check out John Sinclair’s Diary from his recent trip to Fraser Island. (more…)
CVA Naturewise & QPWS Scat Collection Continues
Early in July a new group of enthusiastic Conservation Volunteers Australia volunteers arrived on Fraser Island to assist QPWS with the dingo scat collection program. As part of the Naturewise program, the volunteers pay for the privilege of picking up poo— what a great way to spend your holidays! (more…)
CVA on Fraser Island
Conservation Volunteers Australia has been working on Fraser Island with different work programs in the last month. (more…)
4WD Clean-Up Fraser Island
Four Wheel Drive Queensland held their annual Fraser Island Clean-up event on Sunday 2nd June, picking up marine debris along the length of the eastern beach between Dilli Village and Orchid Beach. This year marked the twelfth event held on Fraser Island, thanks to the hard work and organisation of Four Wheel Drive Queensland with the support of QPWS. (more…)
Turtle Nest Relocation – Sandy Cape
Hatchlings scurrying to the water
Turtle nest relocation gallery.
Loggerhead nests are relocated into 4 “dingo proof” hatching pens that are situated back from possible erosion.
Between 60 and 100 nests are relocated each year, which translates to between 6000 and 7000 eggs which dingoes and sea erosion cannot destroy.
Bush Regeneration Trip Gallery March 2013
Another FIDO organized bush regeneration trip to Eurong 10th to 16th March enabled great progress to be made in advancing the natural integrity of Eurong, Fraser Island’s most visiteds its outside of Kingfisher.
Sandy Cape Lighthouse
Erosion caused by recent severe low Oswald at Sandy Cape lighthouse gate.
Don & Lesley Bradley – Sandy Cape Lighthouse Conservation Association
FINIA 